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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 442 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (What is the subject?): Portrait = a person; landscape = land and nature; still life = objects on a table. Seascape = the sea; cityscape = a city; abstract art uses shapes and colours instead of real things. Tall subject → portrait (tall) paper; wide subject → landscape (wide) paper.

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  1. 1.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a teapot and cups (c) mountains at sunrise (d) a king on his throne
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) waves and a beach (c) a busy city skyline (d) flowers in a vase
  3. 3.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) still life (c) a portrait (d) abstract art
  8. 8.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
  10. 10.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) still life (c) self-portrait (d) landscape
  13. 13.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a seascape
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) hills and a river (c) shoes on a table (d) a king on his throne
  15. 15.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  16. 16.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a still life
  19. 19.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a king on his throne (b) flowers in a vase (c) hills and a river (d) a smiling friend
  20. 20.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  22. 22.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  23. 23.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  25. 25.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  30. 30.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  36. 36.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  37. 37.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) a person’s face (c) objects that do not move (d) the sea
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a still life. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. mountains at sunrise
  2. a busy city skyline
  3. False
  4. True
  5. True
  6. False
  7. abstract art
  8. portrait (tall)
  9. a portrait
  10. landscape shape
  11. False
  12. self-portrait
  13. a landscape
  14. shoes on a table
  15. a landscape
  16. True
  17. landscape (wide)
  18. a landscape
  19. flowers in a vase
  20. False
  21. a portrait
  22. landscape (wide)
  23. False
  24. portrait (tall)
  25. False
  26. False
  27. True
  28. True
  29. landscape (wide)
  30. False
  31. True
  32. a seascape
  33. False
  34. False
  35. a still life
  36. portrait shape
  37. objects that do not move
  38. False
  39. a seascape
  40. False

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